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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$44,893 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, carpentry was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 3,899 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a great place for carpentry students. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for carpentry students. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a great place for carpentry students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for carpentry students. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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With a ranking of #6, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southwestern Michigan College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SMC is a small public school located in the rural area of Dowagiac.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Indiana 342
Wisconsin 144
Ohio 8
Illinois 38

One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Carpentry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Carpentry/Carpenter 3,899

Majors Similar to Carpentry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 31 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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